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...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578327 | Mounted tubeless assembly for cycle, rim and tubeless tyre A mounted assembly of the tubeless type for a bicycle, includes a rim and a tire having beads. The rim includes two wings attached to two seats which receive the tire beads. A tire reception zone is formed between the wings. The rim and/or the tire includes a stabil... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7231949 | Wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles A wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles, such as mountainboards, motorized carts and pedaled carts is provided. The tire comprises a tire made of substantially inelastic material that will not stretch under a load. Thus, the tire will flatten under a loa... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7104300 | Sealing strip for a rim of a wheel and a rim having a sealing strip A sealing strip to be used with the rim of a wheel, particularly the rim of a so-called box section bicycle rim, as well as a rim equipped with such a sealing strip, and a wheel having such rim and sealing strip. The sealing strip is formed by a continuous annular s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055569 | Tubeless tire compound and a system and method for retrofitting non-tubeless tires The present invention provides a compound, system, and method for retrofitting and converting standard bicycle rims and tires having tube to be tubeless. Standard tube tires are retrofitted by installing either rim tape or a rim strip with integral valve stem around... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6952990 | Land mine overpass tread design A land mine pressure fuse avoidance system has a base. A tread on the base contacts the ground around a land mine and independently distributes pressures around the ground. The tread has plural independent closed cell foam rubber elements. Each element is separated ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6916073 | Pneumatic tire and wheel allowing unassisted manual mounting of the tire and a method for designing such a tire and wheel A tire and wheel assembly that permits hand-mounting of the tire on the wheel is provided. The following parameters are identified in a specific relationship so as to provide a tire that permits such hand mounting: Ct is the circumference of the wheel wel... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892779 | Assembly of a pneumatic tire and a rim, a pneumatic tire and a rim for a pneumatic tire The invention provides an assembly of a pneumatic tire and a rim. The tire has at least one carcass ply 2 and a belt layer 8. The ply 2 is composed of ply cords and has end portions. The belt layer 8 is composed of belt cords provided out... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6598636 | Method for fixing a ring made of a sound-absorbing material on a rim and motor vehicle wheel having a ring made of sound-absorbing material fixed on the rim Motor vehicle wheel having a tire mounted on a rim and method of making the same. The wheel includes a ring made of a sound-absorbing material positioned inside the interior of the tire and encircling the rim. Threads are arranged to cover the ring to fix... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6554036 | Simplification of mounting and demounting of a tire on and off its rim An assembly of a rim and a closed toroidal tire. The tire includes a tire casing and a ring, defining a tight chamber. The ring provides a mounting base on the rim and forms a sleeve designed to rest on said rim in mounting position. The ring includes a p... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6279631 | Low pressure tire A low pressure tire including a torus of flexible, substantially inelastic material. The material will not deform at a temperature of about 225° F. The torus includes an inner diameter surface for engaging a tire supporting rim and an outer diameter surf... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6092575 | Rim and assembly of tire and ring-shaped tread support on same A tire (1), a mounting rim (2) therefor and a circumferentially unstretchable ring (3) for supporting the tread (10) of the tire when running at low or zero pressure. The tire (1) has a radial ply casing (13) on which the points that are furthest apart ax... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5971047 | Tire having beads of specified structure and assembly of rim and bearing support with same A tire has a carcass reinforcement (1) which, when viewed in meridian secn, is wound in each bead B about a bead wire (2) coated with a rubber mix, passing from the heel to the toe of the bead B, the upturn (10) being located in a profile (3) of rubber m... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5837073 | Tire-rim assembly for heavy vehicles with specified rim flange structure A rolling assembly is formed of a tire P with radial carcass reinforcement (1), the equilibrium curve of the thickness center line of which is tangent to the bead cores (2), and of a rim J comprising, axially to the outside of each seat (20) a flange R fo... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5785781 | Radial tire with axially outer bead tip A tire (1), a mounting rim (2) therefor and a circumferentially unstretchable ring (3) for supporting the tread (10) of the tire when running at low or zero pressure. The tire (1) has a radial ply casing (13) on which the points that are furthest apart ax... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5776272 | Vehicle wheel with beadless pneumatic vehicle tire A vehicle wheel has a wheel rim with a radially inwardly positioned mounting surface and rim flanges connected axially to opposite ends of the the mounting surface. A pneumatic vehicle tire with a carcass including at least one carcass ply is provided. Th... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5749982 | Rim and assembly of tire and/or ring-shaped tread support on same An assembly is formed of a tire (1), a mounting rim (2), and an annular bearing support (3) for the tread (10) of the tire, for running at low pressure or at zero pressure. The rim (2) has two seats (23', 23"), the first seat (23') having an outwardly inc... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5634993 | Rim and assembly of tire and ring-shaped tread support on same A tire (1) a mounting rim (2) therefor, and a prop ring (3) for supporting the tread (10) of the tire when running at low or zero pressure. The tire (1) has a radial ply casing (13) on which the points that are furthest apart axially are radially apart cl... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5599409 | Radial tire/wheel assembly for high brake heat generated service A vehicle tire and wheel assembly for use in high brake heat generated service has an overall tire diameter (TD) of approximately 43 inches and an overall wheel diameter (WD) of approximately 24.5 inches to provide a ratio of approximately 1.76. The tire ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5435367 | Vehicle tire assembly A vehicle tire which comprises: a one piece tubular unit adapted to fit snugly over a vehicle wheel wherein said unit consists of a thick tire tread having a road-engaging surface and being formed of an elastomeric material such as rubber, synthetic rubbe... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5390718 | Arrangement for retaining a tire on a vehicle wheel An arrangement for retaining a tire on a vehicle wheel. The arrangement has a device for locking a tire against the wheel rim and pressing the tire beads against the rim flanges and rim seats. The device for locking the tire includes a plurality of clampi... | 02/21/1995 |
| 4976498 | Wheel rim for a pneumatic tire A one piece wheel rim for a pneumatic tire having flanges adjacent to tapered bead seats one of the flanges having a reduced high portion of a length of 0.25 to 0.5 times the bead seat circumference. The reduced height portion being in the range of 0.15 t... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4836260 | Wheel rim for a pneumatic tire A novel one piece wheel rim for a pneumatic tire is provided. This wheel rim includes a pair of axially spaced tapered bead seats, a tire retaining flange located axially outward of each bead seat, and a tire fitting well located between the bead seats. O... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4813467 | Radial ply aircraft tire and rim A radial ply aircraft tire (11) is mounted upon an H-type rim (10) which was originally designated for use with a bias ply aircraft tire. The ratio of the axial distance (WBF) between the rim flanges to the maximum cross-sectional width (CSWR) of the tire... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4791972 | Filler ring for a vehicle wheel and tire assembly A filler ring, made of rubber or synthetic material, for a vehicle wheel and pneumatic tire assembly where the beads of the tire are mounted on the radially inner periphery of a wheel rim next to essentially radially inwardly extending rim flanges. The fi... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4741374 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel adapted to provide support for deflated or punctured tire. The wheel rim comprises a pair of parallel, circumferentially extending, axially spaced-apart, radially outwardly facing bead seats. Adjacent to and axially outwards of each bead s... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4602665 | Tire-locking clip A clip for locking pneumatic tires to mounting rims which includes a base plate adapted for attachment to the rim root wall and a pair of arms disposed at the opposite ends of the base plate. Cleats are disposed on each of the clip arms, including tooth e... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4573338 | Method of wheel manufacture for correcting rotational non-uniformity of a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly, apparatus for performing such method and resulting wheel A method of manufacturing a disc vehicle wheel having both bolt openings and a center pilot opening in the wheel disc wherein the average axis of the wheel bead seats is eccentrically offset from both the bolt hole circle and center hole axes by an amount... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4561482 | Anti-bead unseating mounting-rim for vehicle tires This device consists of a wheel rim having a protuberance that protrudes radially outwardly with respect to the bead seat, the height of which, with respect to said seat, varies from a maximum to a minimum, both along the rim circumference as well as alon... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4538657 | Wheel for land vehicles and method for moving such vehicles over soft or irregular surfaces A wheel is disclosed for use on land vehicles such as small manually drawn trailers and similar carriers, the wheel having a tire supporting rim (12) and a low pressure tire (48) engaging the rim, the tire comprising a thin walled torus (50) of elastomeri... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4502521 | Mounting-rim for tires and its assembly with corresponding tire The device is composed of a series of two or more substantially circular protuberances that are eccentric with respect to the rim axis, and formed on the mounting rim in an axially inner position with respect to the bead seat, creating a confining space a... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4279287 | Method of wheel manufacture for correcting rotational non-uniformity of a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly A pneumatic tire and wheel assembly wherein the wheel is manufactured with mounting holes offset from the geometric center to locate the low point of the first harmonic of radial runout adjacent a given angular location, such as the valve hole, so that, w... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4267873 | Composite high mobility tire for off-road vehicles A low pressure, pneumatic tire is provided with a flexible tread belt that extends outwardly beyond the sidewalls respectively adjacent thereto when the sidewalls are flexed under normal load. The configuration and stiffness of the belt is such that the l... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4246947 | Vehicle tire A vehicle tire is disclosed herein having a central hub with attachment holes for wheel studs provided therein. The perphery of the hub is provided with an integral flange supporting a plurality of loops and spokes or braces arranged in spatial relationsh... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4241775 | Tires A tire or tire and wheel assembly in which the sidewalls are pretensioned before being loaded and/or deflected. Various pretensioning means are disclosed including some for displacing the beads radially, axially or circumferentially, and some for applying... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4231410 | Pre-shaped plastic reinforcing member and a tire encapsulating said member A method of forming a ply by injection molding a fluid material such as polyester or polyamide and congealing to form a ply or plies, placing said plies in a mold and injecting in a fluid precursor material which when cured yields a tire having ply reinfo... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4203481 | Pneumatic tire, rim and combination thereof This disclosure relates to a tire, a rim and a combination thereof that yields improved stability characteristics when the tire is run flat. The combination of this invention yields a structure wherein the tire will operate normally under normal condition... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4151870 | Wheel with improved tire bead retainer A wheel with a rim having a drop center well and a retainer member for a tubeless pneumatic tire. In use the bead of the inflated tire is prevented from moving inwardly off the bear seat and into the drop center well of the rim by the retainer member whic... | 05/01/1979 |
